Dine Out For WSW
ANNOUNCING 2026 PARTICIPANTS SOON
Photo from July 2022 WSW Meet Up at Mestizo.
New Annual WSW Fundraiser
On March 12, 2025, we teamed up with 9 different locations to offer specialty menu items as a new fundraiser for the WSW Community Fund. This idea first began when ¿Por Qué No? owner Bryan Steelman offered to donate 10% of all proceeds (up to $1000) in a day from both of their locations. To make this true WSW and to celebrate Women’s History Month, we had 8 women owned locations join in the fun by featuring a dish or drink to share proceeds too. 6 out of the 9 spots were owned by past WSW Hosts and grant winners.
On a rainy Wednesday, this one day only event on March 12, 2025 collectively raised $1514 and funded one of our $1500 WSW Meet Up Host grants. In March 2026, we’re running the campaign all week March 8th-March 14th and kicking off on International Women’s Day! Applications closed on 1/31/2026. 2026 participating locations will be announced soon.
Crowdfunding for Women Founders
Since 2020, women of color have become the fastest growing demographic of entrepreneurs despite receiving less than 1% of venture capital funding. To advance female entrepreneurship, we need equity models that invest in and connect the community across all backgrounds, industries, and stages of business. Since 2022, ALIST starts a new annual GoFundMe campaign to provide grants and subsidize the cost of hiring women to support women. Hundreds of people have invested over 150K in the last 4 years. Please help us get to 6.5K to offer our grants in 2026.
Not only will we raise money for local women owned small businesses, but we will also drive foot traffic to the amazing spots who support us in this collective Women’s History Month campaign.
Watch The 2025 Recap
ALIST owner, Amanda Mailey, toured to all the participating spots and captured this fun video.
2025 Promotions
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¿Por Qué No?
Visit ¿Por Qué No?’s at 3524 N Mississippi Avenue or 4635 SE Hawthorne Blvd and purchase anything from their delicious menu. Whatever you pick, 10% of the proceeds, up to $1000, will go to WSW. That includes takeout and delivery!
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Epif
Visit Epif at 404 NE 28th Avenue to try their amazing vegan fare. Order their First Date cocktail or Hibiscus Hooray mocktail to send 100% of the proceeds to WSW.
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Tita's Kitchen
Visit either Tita’s Kitchen locations at Troutdale Station or Happy Valley Station to enjoy amazing Peruvian food. Order their yummy Inca Chicken Sandwich to send 100% of the proceeds to WSW.
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Tita's Juice Bar
Visit either Tita’s Juice Bar locations at Troutdale Station or Pine Street Market to enjoy delicious smoothies and acai bowls. Order their Immune Booster Juice to send 100% of the proceeds to WSW.
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The Sports Bra
Visit The Sports Bra at 2512 NE Broadway to watch women’s sports in a comfortable neighborhood bar. Order their Perfect 10 cocktail and send 100% of the proceeds to WSW.
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White Elephant
Visit the White Elephant food cart at 4233 N Mississippi Ave near Prost for delicious Asian Fusion. Order their Drunken Spaghetti dish (can be made vegetarian) to send 50% of the proceeds to WSW.
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Mestizo
Visit Mestizo at 2910 SE Division Street to enjoy amazing gluten-free Latin American fare. Order their Enamorados (Lovebirds) cocktail to send 100% of the proceeds to WSW.
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Ice Queen
Visit Ice Queen at 2012 SE 11th Avenue to enjoy vegan paletas, soft serve and more. Order their S’mores Thiccflurry Swirl to send 25% of the proceeds to WSW.
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Friendship Kitchen NW
Visit Friendship Kitchen NW at 2764 NW Thurman Street to enjoy home-style Vietnamese and Singaporean fare. Order their Ube Queen cocktail to send 100% of the proceeds to WSW.
On March 12th
In 2022, ALIST launched the Women Supporting Women (WSW) Founder Meet Ups to bring much needed support to the restaurant industry. For 10 months, this event series distributed $28,416.74 across 30+ women-owned businesses, while keeping 300+ founders inspired and motivated in the middle of a pandemic. 3 years later, the restaurant industry is helping raise money to fund WSW programming. It’s such a fun full circle moment. We’ve built an incredible ecosystem together. We can’t wait to do it all over again in 2026!
Poster by Rebecca Nguyen
2025 was a transformational year for ALIST and the WSW community it cultivates. Download the latest impact report to learn how one freelance strategist is building a self-sustaining ecosystem to advance female entrepreneurship. This report highlights the wins and case studies our community activations led by ALIST in partnership with local entrepreneurs.